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Bill Pragnell wrote:
> Chambers <Ben### [at] gmail com> wrote:
>> Darren New wrote:
>>> It is a shame. Nowadays it's hard to even go to a movie just to see the
>>> special effects, too. :-)
>> Back in 1988, when making Die Hard, John McTiernan actually blew out the
>> windows on the first three floors of the Fox tower (despite having
>> signed a release saying the building itself wouldn't be harmed :) ).
>
> I thought that was a composited effect? I heard that the building's owners were
> aghast at that scene, until it was explained to them that actually the building
> wasn't touched.
>
> That's what Die Hard's trivia on imdb claims anyway. Might not be true. It
> certainly seems a cheaper way of doing it though!
Well, we went on one of those bus tours of the city, and that's the
story I heard... of course, the tour guide could have been embellishing,
could have heard it wrong, or any number of possible explanations :)
...Chambers
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